Fruit-picker



J. H. EMERSON.

FRUIT PICKER.

APPLICATION FILED OCT. 2. 1918.

1,388,106. Patented Aug: 16,1921. I

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Be itknownthatI, .IonNf'H. 'E-M'EnsoN, a citizen of theUnited iState s, residing at "Syracuse-in the county" of "Onondaga and State of New/"York; have invented certain new "and useful"Improvements in .Fruit- Pickers; and I do hereby declare thefol lowing to be a full,clear,""and exactidescription of the invention, suchfa's will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to improvements in 7 fruit pickers, having means for detaching fruit from trees and conveyingthe same safely into a suitable receptacle.

An important object of this invention is to provide a fruit picker of the character described comprising an extensible staff or bar having a combined conveyer support and fruit detaching element detachably secured to its upper end;

A further object of the invention is 1; provide a device ofthe character described, which may be taken apart and packed in a small space for shipping, and which may be easily assembled upon reaching its destination.

A further object of the invention is to provide novel means of detachably supporting the conveyer and fruit detaching element through the medium of a collar extended over the upper portion of the extensible stafi and engaging a conveyer support.

A further object of the invention is to provide a device of the character described, which is neat in appearance, few in parts, of highly simplified construction and cheap to manufacture. V

A further object of the invention is to provide a device of the character described, which, by virtue of its extreme simplicity and cheapness of manufacture, will. meet with commercial. favor when placed upon the market.

portion of the In the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, and in which like numerals are employed to designate like parts throughout the same,

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a fruit picker embodied in the invention,

Fig. 2 is a plan view of the same, showing the means for detaching the fruit .and

supporting the conveyer, and

Fig. 3 1s a rear elevation of the same,

Specification of Letters Patent.

section 7.

Patented Aug/16,1921.

' showing the means of securing the convcyer support to the extensible stafl or'bar.

In the drawings, wherein for the purpose of illustration is shownthe preferred em- .ingover the section G and provided with a set screw 9, engaging the section 6 for the purpose of adjusting the length of the bar 5. The upper'end of the section 6 is provided with a ferrule 10 for engaging the As clearly shown in Fig. 2, a conveyer support 11 is attached to the upper end of the section 7, and is composed of a relatively stout wire. The conveyer support is in the form of an elongated loop, and has its end portions twisted together, as shownat 12. The outer ends of the twisted portions 12 diverge outwardly, and extend into an enlarged opening 14 in the upper end of the section 7. The twisted portion 12 of the conveyer support 11 extends into a longitudinally extending groove 15, communicating with. the enlarged opening 14. A collar 16, arranged on the upper portion of the section 7, extends over the twisted portion 12, and serves to retain the conveyer support securely in position. A set screw 17 has threaded engagement with the collar 16 and engages the twisted portion 12, and thereby retains the collar and the twisted portion 12 securely in position. With reference to Fig. 1, it will be apparent that the collar 16 may be removed from engagement with the twisted portion 12, and thereby permit of the ready removal of the conveyer support 11 for the purpose of disassembling the apparatus.

As clearly'shown in Fig. 2, the conveyer support 11 is formed of a single piece of wire bent intermediate its ends to form a fruit-engaging arm 18. The fruit-engaging member 18 is approximately U-shape, and is disposed centrally of the conveyer sup port 11. Secured to the conveyer support 11 byistitching, or other suitable means, is a conveyer 19, which, in the practice of the invention, is of any suitable fabric, such as canvas or duck.

In the practice of my invention, it will be apparent that in assembling the apparatus the conveyer support 11 is positioned above the section 7 and engaged therewith through the medium of the collar 16. In the picking of the fruit the fruit-engaging arm 18 severs the stems of the fruit, and thereby permits the fruit to fall through the conveyer 19. For the purpose of retarding the velocity of the fruit in passing through the conveyer, the lower portion thereof maybe inclined at any desired angle. The conveyor may discharge the fruit into any desired receptacle. i

' While I have shown and described the preferred embodiment of my invention, it is understood that I may make such minor vchanges in arrangement and construction of c parts as will remain within the spirit of the invention and the scope of the appended I I claim.

Having thus described my invention,what I claim is:

A fruit picker comprising a shaft provided at its side witha groove leading from one end thereof, and provided at its inner end with an enlargement, a loop member having an angularly disposed tang which is received in the groove and 1n,;th'e enlarge- 'ment thereof, a sleeve member adapted to inpresence of two witnesses.

J OHN HENRY Eh/IER'SON. WVitnessesf I I 1 GEO. J. ,TOMA E CLAYTON." N. EMERSON. 

